Angel Wong (gymnast)
| Wong Hiu Ying Angel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Ang | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 May 1987 Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 153 cm (5 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 47 kg (104 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 1998-2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | GAHK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Poon King Hung | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Zhong Jian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eponymous skills | Balance Beam | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Education | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Angel Wong Hiu Ying (Chinese: 黃曉盈; Jyutping: wong4 hiu2 jing4) is a Hong Kong gymnast. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Senior career
[edit]2008
[edit]Earlier in 2008, Angel competed at the Doha World Cup, winning a silver medal. Later, Angel competed at the Madrid World Cup later in the year. She qualified to the final but in the finals, she fell and came 8th.
2009
[edit]At the World Championships in London, she placed 58th in the all-around and 25th on Vault.
2010
[edit]She won a silver and a bronze in the Doha and Ghent World Cups on Vault and she placed 13th on Vault at the 2010 World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
2011
[edit]At the World Championships in Tokyo, she placed 84th all-around.
2012
[edit]She qualified to the Olympics via the Test Event in January. S
Eponymous skill
[edit]Wong has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[1]
| Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty[a] | Added to the Code of Points |
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| Balance beam | Wong | Salto forward tucked with 1/2 turn; mount | F | 2012 Olympic Games |
- ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points
References
[edit]- ^ "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 117, 209. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Olympic gymnasts for Hong Kong
- Hong Kong female artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 2010 Asian Games
- Gymnasts at the 2014 Asian Games
- Gymnasts at the 2022 Asian Games
- Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Summer World University Games medalists in gymnastics
- Universiade medalists for Hong Kong
- Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong
- Originators of elements in artistic gymnastics
- Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade